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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Misunderstand \Mis*un'der*stand"\ (m[i^]s*[u^]n'd[~e]r*st[a^]nd"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Misunderstood} (m[i^]s*[u^]n'd[~e]r*st[oo^]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misunderstanding}.] To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
misunderstood
adjective
1: wrongly understood; "a misunderstood criticism"; "a misunderstood question"
2: not given sympathetic understanding; "a sorely misunderstood child"
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
misunderstand
verb: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misconstrue}, {misinterpret}, {misconceive}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}] [also: {misunderstood}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
misunderstood See {misunderstand}
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "misunderstood": catachrestic, despised, disliked, distorted, eisegetical, garbled, lowly, misapprehended, misconceived, misconstrued, misinterpreted, misprized, misread, mistaken, out of favor, perverted, thankless, unappreciated, uncared-for, unlamented, unmissed, unmourned, unpopular, unregretted, unsung, unvalued
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